Apple, Pumpkin, or Pecans? Why Choose When You Can Enjoy All Three? Here Are 15 Fantastic Recipes to Try
Apple, Pumpkin, or Pecans? Why settle for just one when you can have all three? These ingredients are the stars of fall, each bringing unique flavors and warmth to your kitchen. Whether you’re a fan of sweet, tangy apples, cozy pumpkin spices, or the rich crunch of pecans, you don’t have to choose. We’ve compiled 15 fantastic recipes that combine these beloved fall flavors, so you can enjoy the best of all worlds.
Apple Crumb Cake
This moist and delicious apple crumb cake perfectly complements your breakfast or dessert table this season! Made with a cinnamon cake base and topped with a crunchy apple crumb topping and sweet apple glaze, it delivers a burst of warm fall flavor! Serve it with a cup of warm apple cider or hot chocolate.
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. It is a delightful and comforting fall dessert with the whole family asking for seconds!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, they will make you feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Their warm, comforting flavor makes them the perfect dessert to sweeten holiday gatherings.
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Go to the recipe: Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Pie Filling
Apple Pie Cupcakes
These incredibly moist apple pie cupcakes are loaded with all the best flavors. From the brown sugar base to the apple pie filling complete with delicious warming spices, this easy and equally versatile recipe definitely deserves a spot on your holiday dessert table!
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Apple Puff Pastry Roses
If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and a light and flaky puff pastry crust, this dessert isn’t just eye-catching but mouthwateringly delicious.
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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
If you’re looking for an easy and quick dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love, these puff pastry pumpkin turnovers fit the bill! Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are super easy to make. Using store-bought puff pastry, pumpkin puree, and other essential kitchen ingredients, you’ll have your own mini pumpkin pie turnovers quickly.
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Pumpkin Streusel Bread
Just when you thought your fall dessert table couldn’t get any better, this moist pumpkin streusel bread steals the show! With a moist pumpkin bread base, crunchy streusel topping, and sweet glaze, one slice will certainly not be enough!
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Pumpkin Brownies
These gooey pumpkin brownies take the season’s best flavors and combine them to create an unforgettable combination! Made with creamy pumpkin puree sandwiched between fudgy brownie layers, they are the perfect fall treat for all ages.
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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
You are going to fall in love with these super moist and delicious baked pumpkin spice donuts, which are the perfect start to a holiday morning! They are packed with pumpkin, spiced with all the best iconic fall flavors, and coated in a simple cinnamon sugar mixture that is absolutely yummy! And because these donuts are baked and not fried, they are effectively cake donuts, which makes them a tad bit healthier and easier to make!
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Pumpkin Custard Pie
This is hands down the best pumpkin custard pie recipe for Thanksgiving. It features a flaky, buttery pie crust filled with silky, creamy, incredible, delicious pumpkin custard flavored with aromatic orange zest and nutmeg. This Pumpkin pie is made without evaporated milk yet super rich, smooth, and full of Fall flavors everyone loves!
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for Fall or Thanksgiving! I love pumpkin season, and these easy pumpkin blondies with chocolate chips are a must-try for any pumpkin lovers out there. With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might just be your favorite easy Thanksgiving snack this season!
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert for Fall or Thanksgiving. It’s an excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-down Bundt cake for Thanksgiving!
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
Go to the recipe: Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pecan Brownies
This fudgy pecan brownies recipe is a time saver for Thanksgiving that might just become your favorite brownie recipe all year round! This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness! It is absolutely out of this world and the perfect chocolatey Thanksgiving dessert, but a good idea any other time of the year!
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